Organization

Singer

Bass

Evgeny Solodovnikov

Priest

Attila Mokus

Officer

Hans Peter Kammerer

Seargeant

Tenor

Carlos Osuna

A teacher

Dan Paul Dumitrescu

Male convict

Günther Groissböck

Ghost of Boris Timofeyevich

Steward

Marcus Pelz

Yard keeper

Sentry

Wiener Staatsoper

Soprano

Elena Mikhailenko

Ekaterina Lvovna Izmailova

Thomas Ebenstein

Shabby Peasant

Conductor

Alexander Soddy

Stage director

Matthias Hartmann

Set designer

Volker Hintermeier

Costume designer

Su Bühler

Choreographer

Teresa Rotemberg

Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov

Andrei Popov

Zinovy Borisovich Izmailov

Dmitrij Golovnin

Sergei

Contralto

Maria Barakova

Sonyetka

Jenni Hietala

Woman Convict

Evgeniya Sotnikova

Aksinia

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29

Vienna

Austria

Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda Shostakovich

Public

Approved

The premiere in 1934 was a triumphant success: Shostakovich's ironic, pointed, but also touching music had both the public and the press cheering: the unvarnished, harsh story of oppression, devotion and murder could not be avoided. But Lady Macbeth of Mzensk also stands for Shostakovich's ordeal, who fell out of favor with Stalin because of this opera: it did not correspond to the political-aesthetic guidelines. After a six-year break, the masterpiece in the Haus am Ring can now be seen again in the impressive State Opera production from 2009 — directed by Matthias Hartmann.

English

Die Uraufführung 1934 war ein triumphaler Erfolg: Schostakowitschs ironi- sche, zugespitzte, aber auch berührende Musik ließ Publikum wie Presse jubeln: Der ungeschminkt-harten Geschichte von Unterdrückung, Hingabe und Mord vermochte man sich nicht zu entziehen. Doch Lady Macbeth von Mzensk steht auch für den Leidensweg Schostakowitschs, der durch diese Oper bei Stalin in Ungnade fiel: Sie entsprach nicht den politisch-ästhetischen Vorgaben. Nach sechs Jahren Pause ist das Meisterwerk im Haus am Ring nun wieder in der eindrücklichen Staatsopern-Produktion aus 2009 — Inszenierung: Matthias Hartmann — zu sehen.

Deutsch

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 by Shostakovich, From (2023/2023), Directed by Matthias Hartmann,, Conductor Alexander Soddy, Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Austria

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Program, About & Synopsis

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